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20 Years Ago!
“LeRoy’s The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things could be described as the literary equivalent of ‘Teen Spirit.'” So wrote Peter Murphy in a memorable piece for Hot Press in 2004, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of Nirvana’s final concert. He interviewed Butch Vig, who produced not only Nirvana’s smash-hit album Nevermind (1991) but also co-produced the classic Garbage LP Beautiful Garbage (2001), which included their JT LeRoy anthem “Cherry Lips”. You can read Peter Murphy’s full article HERE.
Laura Reads from Her New Book!
On November 1, 2023, Laura celebrated her birthday a day early by attending the “Hidden Palace” literary series at Fadensonnen in Baltimore and sharing an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir. And we have a special video of that moment for you! Here is Laura reading the chapter “Sweet November”:
Laura Albert Appearances in Los Angeles & Baltimore!
Laura has two special speaking engagements coming up, and we’re hoping you’ll be able to join her!
The first will be in Los Angeles on Friday October 6. Laura will appear at Stories Books & Cafe, 1716 West Sunset Blvd. at 7 PM, hosting a special event with writer Kate Flannery. They’ll be discussing Kate’s new book Strip Tees, a hypnotically devastating and unexpectedly funny memoir of her days working for American Apparel. Following the event, there’ll be a Q&A and signing of Strip Tees, SARAH, and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.
The second talk will happen on Wednesday November 1 in Baltimore at Fadensonnen, 3 West 23rd Street at 7 PM. To celebrate her birthday on the 2nd, she’ll be giving a reading as part of the “Hidden Palace” series organized by writers Ashleigh Phillips and Joseph Grantham and the staff at Remington’s Greedy Reads bookstore.
Don’t miss these two exciting events!
Laura and Brooke Smith at the San Francisco Public Library
On January 22, 2023, Laura spoke with actor/photographer Brooke Smith at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library, in celebration of Smith’s book Sunday Matinee, an extensive photo documentation of the New York City Hardcore scene of the 1980s.
This event was part of a series that brings together “acclaimed female authors” (San Francisco Examiner), to discuss their work, and Folio Books sold copies of Brooke and Laura’s books, which they signed – be sure to keep on supporting your local indie bookstore!
You can read Laura and Brooke Smith speaking to Joshua Rotter and 48 Hills about that amazing ’80s scene in NYC HERE.
Diane Pernet Fashion Festival
Laura had the honor of serving as a judge for Diane Pernet’s ASVOFF 14.
Katia Kulawick-Assante and Laura present the award for Best Acting to Olivia Wilde for the film ALGORITHM by Matthew Frost:
So many cutting-edge fashion innovators were present for ASVOF 14. Here’s Laura with two of them:
Our respect and thanks to all who contributed!
“Yes, Virginia, there is a JT LeRoy”
Our New Page: “Lit’erally Series”
We’re happy to announce the beginning of a new series on our website: a page called “Lit’erally Series.” Laura Albert will be speaking with an international range of activist creators, and sharing excerpts of their conversations as videos; each new video will be accompanied by an introduction written by Laura.
The first talk to be featured is with author Sheila Heti, whose acclaimed works include Motherhood, How Should a Person Be?, and her new novel, Pure Colour. We’re entitling this talk “Beauty and Valor” — click HERE and find out why!
We’ll have updates for this series soon, so just keep checking in! Until then, here’s a snippet from this first conversation:
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Laura Albert & Jaime Wyatt On Getting Through The Holidays
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jaime Wyatt got together with Laura for this heart-to-heart video talk about getting through the holidays sober, abstinent, and clean. The honesty they share helps in getting through the rest of the year too…
Laura Interviews Winsome Brown!
You all know Winsome Brown not just as the Obie-award-winning stage actor, the powerhouse performer in such series as Supergirl, Elementary, Heights, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and notable films like Paul Greengrass’s News of the World with Tom Hanks, but also for her extraordinary work reading the novel SARAH for its audiobook release as well as “Baby Doll” in the audiobook of The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things. But she is also featured in the new dramatic mini-series Dopesick on Hulu, playing Theresa Sackler, corporate profiteer from the drug OxyContin. For Diane Pernet’s A Shaded View on Fashion, Winsome and Laura got together to record an extended video interview, discussing Dopesick, other manifestations of addiction, and a lot more! And you can see it right HERE!
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